By Rabbie Mojaddidi | Published April 21, 2020 | Posted in Employment Law | Tagged Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Labor, EEOC, OSHA |
Updated Guidance To Employers From Federal EEOC and OSHA Regarding COVID-19
Updated Guidance To Employers From Federal EEOC and OSHA Regarding COVID-19 Within the last few days, two federal agencies, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), issued new guidance related to the COVID-19 crisis. EEOC On April 9, the EEOC posted additional guidance for Read More
Read MoreUse of Past Salary Justification for Pay Disparity Says California Court
Use of Past Salary is Justification For Pay Disparity California’s Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling in Rizo v. Yovino that held that an employer violated the Equal Pay Act because of its bright-line policy rule of paying new employees 5% more than their prior salaries. The district court agreed with the Equal Employment Read More
Read MoreSexual Orientation or Sex Discrimination? EEOC Says Both
Employers this week eagerly awaited the most recent decision by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the rights of employees based on their sexual orientation. Once the 3-2 decision was released, savvy employers should have begun altering their practices and policies to ensure compliance with the new rule of law. While there may be some Read More
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